How will the right answer fit in terms of support and conclusion?

Only the right answer will add support for disagreeing with the conclusion.

Highlight the main conclusion in the passage, if there is one:

Dr. Faris is clearly in violation of the ethics code

Ethicist: [SUPPORT]. [SUPPORT]. [SUPPORT]. So [CONCLUSION], despite the fact that [BACKGROUND].

Map the wording of the answers to the wording of the passage:

(A) Dr. Faris was aware that…

This wording all maps to wording in the passage, but it supports the author’s conclusion. Being “aware” is an ingredient in deception, which is what the conclusion accuses Dr. Faris of.

(B) …currently considering revisions…

The passage never mentions the ethics code staying the same or changing, so info about “revisions” doesn’t impact the author’s conclusion either way.

(C) …a pain reliever that can indirectly lead to sleep…

This is super cheesy, but it does support that Dr. Faris didn’t “deceive” the patient. Even though the medication isn’t specifically “sleep-inducing”, Faris probably knew that it would help the patient sleep.

(D) Several other members of the hospital staff prescribed medication A…

The conclusion is only about Dr. Faris, so it’s not relevant what any other hospital folks are doing.

(E) …not taking any other medications that have sleep-inducing properties.

The passage only discusses the effects of medication A, it’s not about whether the patient sleeps better for any other reason. So info about “other medications” doesn’t impact their conclusion.

(C) is the correct answer.